St. Joseph Hospital is a values-based Catholic health care provider with a tradition of and commitment to excellence, based on the vision of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange. The hospital's strong belief in the intrinsic dignity of each person commits it to be a just employer to its 3,800 employees; to provide healthcare for the whole person, body, mind and spirit; and to collaborate with the 1,000-member medical staff and other health care providers to increase access to quality health care.

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As an awarding-winning medical group, we offer a diverse group of physicians that represent the finest primary care programs available. Our physicians value the relationship they have with each of their patients and encourage each patient to play an active role in disease prevention and management.

St. Joseph Hospital is committed to building a healthy partnership between you and your doctor. By encouraging you to take an active role in your own wellness, we work together so you get the most from your healthcare experience.

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Stroke Program

Stroke Rehabilitation

St. Joseph Hospital Physical Rehabilitation Services provides patients who have had a stroke with a specially tailored neuro rehabilitation program. Patients work with compassionate, licensed occupational, physical and speech rehabilitation specialists with the goal of optimal functioning and restoration.

Stroke's Impact
More than four million Americans live with the effects of stroke.

10% of stroke survivors recover almost entirely

25% recover but with minor impairments

40% experience moderate to severe impairments that require special care

10% will require care in a nursing home or other long-term facility

15% die soon after the stroke

Approximately 14% of stroke survivors experience a second stroke in the first year following a stroke.

Rehabilitation is an ongoing process. How successful rehabilitation is will depend on the amount of brain damage as well as the skill of your rehabilitation team, support of family and friends and how soon you begin rehabilitation after a stroke. How a person is affected by a stroke will depend on the type of stroke, where in the brain the damage occurred and its severity.

While each person is unique, effects may include:

Weakness (called hemiparesis) or paralysis (called hemiplegia) on one side of the body possibly affecting the whole side or just the arm or leg. The weakness or paralysis is on the side of the body opposite the side of the brain affected by the stroke.

Spasticity, stiffness in muscles or painful muscle spasms

Balance and/or coordination problems

Difficulty using language, including understanding speech or writing (called aphasia); and knowing the right words but having trouble saying them clearly (called dysarthria)

Pain, numbness or odd sensations

Memory, thinking, attention or learning problems

Trouble swallowing (called dysphagia)

Bowel or bladder control problems

Fatigue

Difficulty controlling emotions (called emotional lability)

Depression

Challenges with daily tasks

Because of advances in treatment as well as rehabilitation, stroke victims' potential for recovery is more hopeful than ever before. Our Rehab team, working with patients and their loved ones, will create a therapeutic plan designed to help the individual enhance health, regain independence and achieve a better quality of life. To learn more about Rehabilitation Services' care of stroke patients, click here.